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Andrew Tate has had a house arrest order lifted by a Romanian court.A spokesperson for Tate said on Tuesday that the court replaced the order with a lighter preventative measure pending the outcome of a criminal investigation into the influencer.Tate is now required to check in with police at regular intervals, is not allowed to contact other suspects or witnesses in his case, and cannot leave Romania.His spokesperson said: "This […]

From the early hours, thousands of devotees began pouring into the Maha Kumbh mela grounds, which stretch for thousands of acres in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.It has been bitterly cold and a heavy downpour on Sunday has made everything wet. Over the next 45 days, an estimated 400 million Hindu pilgrims will converge on the city of Prayagraj. Image: Pic: Reuters The Maha Kumbh mela, the world's […]

Greenland is looking to strengthen its defence and mining ties with the US, its prime minister has said.It comes after president-elect Donald Trump repeated an idea of acquiring the strategically important and mineral-rich Arctic island which he said was an "absolute necessity". Mute Egede said his government was looking for ways to cooperate with the US and that it was ready to start a dialogue with Mr Trump's incoming administration.However, […]

At least 100 people who were trapped in a South African mine have died, a group representing them has said.They were illegally mining in an abandoned gold mine and have been engaged in a lengthy standoff with authorities who had cut off their food, water and supplies in an attempt to "smoke them out". Sabelo Mnguni, a spokesman for the Mining Affected Communities United in Action Group (MACUA), said a […]

The King will travel to Poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.Charles will join other dignitaries and Holocaust survivors at a service held at the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum and memorial at the end of January. He will also meet members of the local community in Krakow before the service, Buckingham Palace has said. Image: The 'arbeit macht frei' gate at Auschwitz. Pic: […]

Rescuers in southwestern Pakistan have recovered 11 bodies after a mine explosion last week.A methane gas explosion caused the mine, located around 40km from the city of Quetta, in Pakistan's southern Balochistan province, to collapse in on itself last week. It is believed that 12 workers died in the tunnels - the search for the final person continues.Two coal miners were killed on Sunday when a second mine collapsed in […]

The world's largest religious gathering kicks off in India on Monday amid health and environmental concerns.Over the next 45 days, an estimated 400 million Hindu pilgrims will converge on the city of Prayagraj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The Maha Kumbh mela is one of the most sacred pilgrimages for Hindus and is celebrated once every 12 years.It is held on the banks of the Ganges and Yamuna […]

A fresh tropical storm has struck Mayotte in the Indian Ocean just weeks after a deadly cyclone which killed at least 39 people and left more than 200 still missing.The archipelago, off the east coast of Africa between Madagascar and the coast of Mozambique, had only just begun the process of rebuilding after the devastation of Cyclone Chido on 14 December. Some areas reported flooding on Saturday and a red […]

An explosion at a fuel station in Yemen has killed 15 people and left dozens injured.The blast took place on Saturday in the Zaher district in the province of Bayda, the country's health ministry said. It triggered a large fire and at least 67 people were injured, including 40 who were said to be in critical condition.Rescue teams were searching for those reported missing, the ministry added.Footage circulating online showed […]